Reddit mentions of Corsair CSSD-F120GBLSB Force LS Series 120 GB 2.5-Inch SSD

I also think the lower price points are a huge deal. I remember back in the fall of 2011 I bought a 120gb corsair force GT SSD and it cost $250 after mail in rebate. Nowadays I could buy approximately the same SSD for $50. http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Force-120-2-5-Inch-SSD/dp/B00V5M1NRG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464207825&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+120gb+ssd

Nowadays that budget of $250 would get you atleast a 250gb m.2 ssd with speeds almost 4 times that of a normal sata3 ssd. There are awesome times to be a hardware consumer.

which is why i spent the extra $2 to get this

Look at craiglist or ebay for corporate i5 or i7 laptops

I have also seen @ Bestbuy the openbox sales, you can get a new i5 for around 200 sometimes
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-elitebook-14-refurbished-laptop-intel-core-i5-4gb-memory-160gb-hard-drive-black/1738754.p?skuId=1738754

If you dont know much about computers or how to load windows then may be a little tough so I would recommend avoiding anything without windows/hdd


Like here is an i5 for 140$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteBook-840-14-Laptop-Computer-i5-5300u-2-3GHz-8GB-320GB-READ-/391694909753?hash=item5b32d60139:g:UO0AAOSw9GhYlS-n

Get a 100+ gb SSD drive
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Force-120-2-5-Inch-SSD/dp/B00V5M1NRG/ref=sr_1_52?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486585226&sr=1-52&keywords=ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_four_browse-bin%3A6158692011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A4929543011


As far as upgrades...

• Ideally get an ssd drive, many of the used corporate laptops dont have HD's
  
• Ideally 8gb of memory, most will come with 4gb which works but mem is cheap.